Virtual Reality was flavour of the month at the Brisbane Truck Show, with several brands using the technology to lure people to their stands, but Scania is out to prove it’s more than a promotional […]
Mercedes-Benz has recorded its first major fleet win for the new Actros, with Ron Finemore Transport placing an order for 68 new models. As well as the new Mercs, the logistics company has will also […]
Hino’s new American headquarters in Novi, Michigan are officially under construction following a ground-breaking ceremony last week. The new facility is expected to be finished by the end of next year and will amalgamate the […]
Daimler’s managing director Daniel Whitehead has announced it is in discussion with several parties in New Zealand to take over the Freightliner and Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus distribution. “We are talking to a number of […]
Melbourne’s Moreland City Council is aiming to have the first emission free refuse collection fleet in the world by 2020. Moreland Council has teamed up with H2U (or the Hydrogen Utility) in order to convert […]
Daimler is embracing 3D printing technology with Mercedes-Benz Trucks printing the first square parts made of metal – a thermostat cover. The new component has passed all of the company stringent quality checks and according […]
Freightliner is offering a solar power system as an option of its Cascadia raised roof sleeper models, with some US truck fleets already reaping the benefits. Using the eNow eCharge solar system, which can now […]
America’s most profitable and identifiable truck maker, PACCAR is wading into an area that is heavily populated with Tesla and Toyota Prius cars where trucks and truck engineering seem an alien concept with the announcement […]
Demand is up but profits are down for Swedish truck brand Volvo, with the Swedish brand saying in a statement last week that a stretched supply chain and extra costs denting into margins in the […]
The Australian truck manufacturing industry just got stronger with the Iveco announcing another model in the Stralis range will be built at its plant in Dandenong, Melbourne. Production of the Stralis AT will start in […]
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